It's so important to teach children about the environment. Even the youngest child can make a difference. There are many books on this subject, but these are some of the best:
The Day the Trash Came Out to Play![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tFdjC2HoJARTk3USUKyY-seBJVlDcdddBanFMaRCYNFWjgM6v5fkbPTXea-hh4cTXRCnn4ZXwkdux-1Hw5AJp28JapL4RaWFqREOJdgalhq8hM-72TMtpyyC2I9vLfekFWtJ0BN5dJM10=s0-d)
by David Beadle and the similar story
The Wartville Wizard![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uuEnzAI5hBEVAU_xEYT1rW2AHKk7Gc9HrxlhkWoL7rEk7YNyFCYnm6A6y_v-3_ib4roG5Et9c_ZFQ-XEwr1-i_m4nd89EcXqWjqyIn4zMuUnHmQfF0fjcauXtKONuACV9gNYU49TN56mQ=s0-d)
by Don Madden. In these stories, the trash runs amok and gets back at the people who litter.
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ua0IE7sX9TT12Q5TJpFHA7W_BeUZFAtrX2F2ls9LjidPvDcqo3Kz7QBV0brSaMq6U1SkR9ta4flmS8_Kn2mMhec0LLOTQKW0yEW4rmu-xKrjYzVoRmszK_MEJWZ0z3CPc8KdpGJ7GFI8s=s0-d)
and
A River Ran Wild![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_va4vhp1733KS9ma-Fwo8eQsQhfvpr-kjxqkXHywyP8zNkH6b1BRDaNwaeGo5JYe9tk8lDoXnRixdVVIcCrz6F9udxOoMFLwOGtYnb2hDQHUqmEkshuVttAGZWaQPSKAF34qIfgg1DikQ=s0-d)
by Lynne Cherry are beautifully illustrated books with a somber message. The second of the books discusses the pollution, and eventual rescue, of a river in New England.
The Lorax (Classic Seuss)![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_stveutMGqdBVPmmDak6vFdD21qYgVVlJC6UPNoxvPp2PSoI4W0Sm7XOWsw6WOQUekH2Hut5EgB6KaPj2L8DZc5bi6uf6B4vBuc3lzvDQhrrf2utVCKdOVYSu3rJ3O1DSL9IRW6-_ncUfk=s0-d)
by Dr. Seuss..."I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees", says the Lorax in this, the granddaddy of
Earth Day--Hooray!![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vPOBp9sspgVbGo0x3qx2d96u7Yqd_wqV_sV0iBmZbnNWjE5Ku8BG7IFszZIC1ygTm3DP3-arld-Ekyg5uj88uoxQoplbejItpDz0zpFizT97vr0bRdeJM-PO9hbsvS4uB--deA0NfFMg=s0-d)
by Stuart J. Murphy --not only a good environmental lesson, but this book is one of the MathStart series, and also teaches about place value.
Just a Dream![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uHTLX1oyFrIR9Fybz7eMpFEkJNINSIOEQjLIVfunbK_Ny_K6nBwkW6Jkzv77NeHOzBe_YWe-1AW8gaDeilX_O_0IHQazgVHfIW2wl7y-E6DMjyOOsz8g0ZUXy-0rC8sheUa5vKwSjjJA=s0-d)
by Chris Van Allsburg explores two different possibilities for our future. This book is better for older children, and is yet another treasure from one of our most important author/illustrators for children.
Two of my favorite books are
The Wump World![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sxtazPDeOPTQt25XSpr1qjU0JxALcbfm1R_Nz6YHjvngA4jkzhOGG5KVzUK_-HeXlEeW80DjbETyBmTw3O7XvGv46xhmvYUe1WVRRAnu78_ubHjd_PO-F4xqr_g1Sr_e0IQGjKH6PfNQ=s0-d)
and
Farewell to Shady Glade![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vF1BVm0EhXaaP_CovtrXfdTrnP-4jc1KJc9z2LdChosHFtiHk_Zm11H2T4iBvaLbUL6Foyxkm49HZg68tl3-wT_IGICOT9ZJxwKs3K5XnN_6CEMd2aujLS_K6ntXjOtbStdWRdveodHs0=s0-d)
by Bill Peet. With his instantly recognizable illustrations and clever verse, he brings home the message of caring for the earth. Unlike the animals in Shady Glade, and the Pollutians in Wump World, we may run out of clean places.
Shades of Shady Glade--in
Where Once There Was a Wood![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tG98zUn_BdPtE7zF5CkK_CEsSNGSHQLH86bSdCwPsgQi_1wFRO9K0cZ2oYUnTjTg25TfIDx9BesEHmi4c0Ey0_Dpfkmgyp1Yh_zUm8WO9ALb2ZKJ_GVAuqQtHj22c-XClTJwK54YjXGSo=s0-d)
by Denise Fleming, the animals are displaced by a subdivision.
Earth Day Birthday![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tCxv71tHXhPerlq1azHQh53AGiTmvWwErvwgnXqzf08WNM_D1R9ILaebLO7AZm11NR4PDMoPkwunL5qP7YUb76JeXCy62qmBh-2hb07vNF2Ac7LgfcaXJGZEr5qhZI4hd1yD_m6k2CPI4=s0-d)
by Pattie Schnetzler, is great! This book gives us a song, to the tune of Twelve Days of Christmas, featuring endangered animals.
The Great Trash Bash![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uPHuwmaTDJG0tiqytcBfOsDFc9p5Gy6ND9faiFQTbj_G5xfhFcQ4A7V0GvzYhFn5amYaWrkY9tsNJwfIg_j98I7v05MH-4RiQPD7UKPJniaURZGbikLPcRzOBwGD9atzzE5E-Ou_526w=s0-d)
by Loreen Leedy is an amusing book for younger children that nevertheless has an important message.
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